Open-Source Lab: How to Build Your Own Hardware and Reduce Research Costs

Open-Source Lab: How to Build Your Own Hardware and Reduce Scientific Research Costs details the development of the free and open-source hardware revolution. The combination of open-source 3D printing and microcontrollers running on free software enables scientists, engineers, and lab personnel in every discipline to develop powerful research tools at unprecedented low costs. After reading Open-Source Lab, you will be able to:

Lower equipment costs by making your own hardwareBuild open-source hardware for scientific researchActively participate in a community in which scientific results are more easily replicated and cited

Numerous examples of technologies and the open-source user and developer communities that support themInstructions on how to take advantage of digital design sharingExplanations of Arduinos and RepRaps for scientific useA detailed guide to open-source hardware licenses and basic principles of intellectual property

Preface
1. Introduction to Open-Source Hardware for Science
2. The Benefits of Sharing – Nice Guys and Girls Do Finish First
3. Open Licensing – Advanced Sharing
4. Open-Source Microcontrollers for Science: How to Use, Design Automated Equipment with, and Troubleshoot
5. RepRap for Science: How to Use, Design, and Troubleshoot the Self-Replicating 3-D Printer
6. Digital Designs and Scientific Hardware
   6.1 OpenSCAD, RepRap, and Arduino Microcontrollers
   6.2 Physics: Open-Source Optics
   6.3 Engineering: Open-Source Laser Welder, Radiation Detection, and Oscilloscopes
   6.4 Environmental Science: Open-Source Colorimeter and pH Meter
   6.5 Biology: OpenPCR, Open-Source Centrifuges and More
   6.6 Chemistry: Open-Source Spectrometers and Other Chemical Research Tools
7. The Future of Open-Source Hardware and Science